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{{short description|Local and regional radio services for England and the Channel Islands}} {{about|BBC stations in England and the Channel Islands|Scotland|BBC Radio Scotland|and|BBC Radio nan Gaidheal|Wales|BBC Radio Wales|and|BBC Radio Cymru|Northern Ireland|BBC Radio Ulster|and|BBC Radio Foyle}} {{Use British English|date=August 2012}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox company | name = BBC Local Radio | logo = BBC Local Radio 2021.svg | logo_size = 270px | logo_caption = Logo used since 2021 | type = [[Division (business)|Division]] | foundation = 1965 | location_city = [[The Mailbox]], Birmingham (English Regions HQ) [[Broadcasting House]], London (Audio HQ) | location_country = United Kingdom | area_served = {{plainlist| * [[England]] * [[Channel Islands]] }} | key_people = {{unbulleted list|Chris Burns (Head of Audio and Digital for [[BBC England]])|Jason Horton (Director of Production for BBC Local Radio)}} | industry = [[Mass media]] | services = [[Radio broadcasting|Local Radio]] | parent = [[BBC]] | homepage = {{URL|bbc.co.uk/radio}} }} {{BBC sidebar}} '''BBC Local Radio''' (also referred to as '''Local BBC Radio''') is the [[BBC]]'s local and regional [[radio]] division for [[England]] and the [[Channel Islands]],<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC Local Radio |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/radio/local-radio/ |access-date=2023-05-26 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> consisting of 39 stations.<ref name=BBC-LR-2010>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/statements2010/nations_regions/eng_regions.shtml|title=BBC Local Radio in England Policy 2010/2011|publisher=Statements of Programme Policy > [[BBC|British Broadcasting Corporation]]|access-date=2 August 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403022647/http://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/statements2010/nations_regions/eng_regions.shtml|archive-date=3 April 2012}}</ref> As of December 2024, the network broadcasts to a combined audience of 7.1 million, with a listening share of 4.6%, according to [[RAJAR]].<ref>{{cite web|title=RAJAR|url=https://www.rajar.co.uk/listening/quarterly_listening.php|access-date=2023-05-18|website=www.rajar.co.uk}}</ref>
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